Education and training
We have a history of providing a number of initiatives and services to enable the successful integration into communities such as volunteering, mentoring, employment and training, community cohesion initiatives, service user involvement and research and consultancy.
Some of our intitiatives
The 3 Cities Refugee Learning and Education Scheme (CRLES) Project
The project has provided service users with an integrated information, advice, guidance, support and advocacy service delivered through a carefully developed and individually tailored support plan with volunteer mentors.
Since 2005, 180 refugees have enhanced and extended career opportunities and/or access to accredited education and training opportunities; improved their social skills and learned effective strategies to deal with racism, leading to an improved quality of life.
The project works with a wide range of partners (over 100 to date) across the City of Derby to place clients onto accredited education and training courses, into work placements and into employment. In 2007, the service was expanded to delivery across three cities of Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.
For more information on this programme, please call contact the regional offices
Volunteering programme
Our volunteer programme and strategy prioritises involving service users as volunteers to reduce isolation and gain work experience.
Volunteering programmes are a great way of aiding the integration of refugees and asylum seekers into the UK, providing opportunities to overcome barriers of culture and language. Currently, MST has 49 volunteers. Two of our service user volunteers have now become permanent employees, working within Metropolitan Housing Partnership.
Those still awaiting the outcome of their asylum claim are legally unable to work and find volunteering a great way to give something back to their new communities. As well as providing opportunities within its own offices, MST finds roles for service users with other organisations helping them to gain experience and learn new skills.
For more information on this programme, please call contact the regional offices
Mentoring project
The DRLES Project has provided clients with an integrated information, advice, guidance, support and advocacy service delivered through a carefully developed and individually tailored support plan with volunteer mentors.
180 refugees have enhanced and extended career opportunities and/or access to accredited education and training opportunities; improved their social skills and learned effective strategies to deal with racism, leading to an improved quality of life.
The Project works with a wide range of partners (over 100 to date) across the City of Derby to place clients onto accredited education and training courses, into work placements and into employment.
For more information on this programme, please call contact the regional offices